{"app_store_id":503132420,"slug":"pic-a-pix-nonogram-color-503132420","name":"Pic-a-Pix: Nonogram Color","subtitle":"Picture cross puzzles","icon_url":"https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/57/74/d7/5774d7b1-de2c-e89c-3029-7dc9bda6d23a/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-8-0-85-220.png/512x512bb.jpg","store_url":"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pic-a-pix-nonogram-color/id503132420?uo=4","price":0,"currency":"USD","rating":4.73224,"rating_count":2618,"in_app_purchases":true,"recent_rating":null,"recent_review_count":null,"reviews_checked_at":null,"primary_genre":"Games","version_date":"2026-09-02T19:43:36Z","updated_at":"2026-10-20T18:30:14.630Z","stale":false,"missing_since":null,"one_liner":"Logic puzzles where you fill grid squares to match row and column clues and reveal a hidden pixel-art picture.","verified_maker":false,"maker_site":null,"file_size_bytes":8481792,"minimum_os":"15.6","content_rating":"4+","language_count":4,"screenshots":["https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/a6/bf/3e/a6bf3e92-ae5b-d104-918e-df79d406e449/2da0ff46-a15b-4e95-b6b1-0f88b785412b_en_iphone6plus_1.png/392x696bb.png","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/e7/80/e3/e780e376-3116-909b-6cc9-6271515595ea/748e403a-cc68-4ee4-99a3-2fcb99c69303_en_iphone6plus_2.png/392x696bb.png","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/7a/72/e8/7a72e855-46e2-3875-4be2-699048de0b71/ce8fc56f-7b29-4080-a159-736d45cf677d_en_iphone6plus_3.png/392x696bb.png","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/de/15/de/de15de18-a6bb-a929-61e7-278ddee124ec/3fd059ad-269c-4fc6-a5b4-fdf0f5959742_en_iphone6plus_4.png/392x696bb.png","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/f7/b2/38/f7b2380c-5e5a-54de-205a-3b15c5a25080/0e7fdb53-4a27-428d-bd85-241813745b72_en_iphone6plus_5.png/392x696bb.png"],"developer_name":"Conceptis Ltd.","editors_choice":false,"url":"https://apptierlist.com/apps/pic-a-pix-nonogram-color-503132420/","api_url":"https://apptierlist.com/api/v1/apps/pic-a-pix-nonogram-color-503132420","schema_version":"1.0","generated_at":"2026-10-22T04:31:20.783Z","data_as_of":"2026-10-22T04:27:12.554Z","description":"Paint squares as you solve the puzzle and discover a beautiful pixel-art picture! Each puzzle consists of a blank grid with clues on the left of every row and on the top of every column. The object is to reveal a hidden picture by painting blocks in each row and column so their length and sequence corresponds to the clues.\n\nPic-a-Pix are exciting logic puzzles that form whimsical pixel-art pictures when solved. Challenging, deductive and artistic, this original Japanese invention offers the ultimate mix of logic, art and fun while providing solvers with many hours of mentally stimulating entertainment.\n\nThe game enables zooming the entire puzzle, or just the grid area while keeping the clue-panes locked. Other features include a unique fingertip cursor for playing large puzzles with ease and precision, and a show/hide/lock rulers option helping focus on one row and column at a time.\n\nTo help see the puzzle progress, graphic previews in the puzzle list show the progress of all puzzles in a volume as they are being solved. A Gallery view option provides these previews in a larger format.\n\nFor more fun, Pic-a-Pix contains no ads and includes a Weekly Bonus section providing an extra free puzzle each week.\n\nPUZZLE FEATURES\n\n• 155 free Pic-a-Pix puzzles in color and B&W\n• Extra bonus puzzle published free each week\n• Puzzle library continuously updates with new content\n• Manually created by artists, top quality puzzles\n• Unique solution for each puzzle\n• Grid sizes up to 30x45 (45x60 for iPad)\n• Difficulty levels from very easy to super challenging\n• Hours of intellectual challenge and fun\n• Sharpens logic and improves cognitive skills\n\nGAMING FEATURES\n\n• No ads\n• Zoom entire puzzle or just the grid area\n• Clue-pane locking option for optimal puzzle viewing\n• Rulers show, hide or lock option for easier row and column viewing\n• Exclusive fingertip cursor design for solving large puzzles\n• Unlimited check puzzle\n• Unlimited hints\n• Unlimited Undo and Redo\n• Mark Squares mode for temporary markings on the grid\n• Clue auto check-off when row or column is completed\n• Automatically mark obvious empty squares with dots\n• Concurrently playing and saving multiple puzzles\n• Puzzle filtering, sorting and archiving options\n• Dark Mode support\n• Graphic previews showing puzzles progress as they are being solved\n• Portrait and landscape screen support (iPad only)\n• Error checking option when row or column is completed\n• Track puzzle solving times\n• Backup & restore puzzle progress to iCloud\n\nABOUT\n\nPic-a-Pix have also become popular under other names such as Picross, Nanogram, Pictogram, Griddlers, Hanjie and many more. All puzzles in this app are produced by Conceptis Ltd. - the leading supplier of logic puzzles to printed and electronic gaming media all over the world. On average, more than 20 million Conceptis puzzles are solved each day in newspapers, magazines, books and online as well as on smartphones and tablets across the world.\n\nTerms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/\nPrivacy Policy: https://www.conceptispuzzles.com/index.aspx?uri=info/doc/220","facts":{"developer_id":479420055,"developer_url":"http://www.conceptispuzzles.com/index.aspx?uri=mobile/100002","first_released":"2012-03-23T22:52:29Z","support_url":"http://www.conceptispuzzles.com/index.aspx?uri=info/doc/219","privacy_url":"http://www.conceptispuzzles.com/index.aspx?uri=info/doc/220","website_url":"http://www.conceptispuzzles.com/index.aspx?uri=mobile/100002","app_version":"7.5","release_notes":"This version improves performance and stability.","rating_current_version":4.73224,"rating_count_current_version":2618,"star_counts":[47,26,92,251,2202],"genres":["Games","Board","Puzzle","Entertainment"],"languages":["EN","JA","KO","ZH"],"content_advisories":null,"device_families":["iphone","ipad","ipod"],"chart":null},"freshness":{"apple_read_at":"2026-10-20T18:30:14.630Z","catalog_read_at":"2026-10-20T18:30:14.630Z","reviews_checked_at":null,"summary_written_at":"2026-10-21T05:02:12.784Z","placed_at":"2026-10-19T09:01:11.805Z","scored_at":"2026-10-22T04:27:12.554Z"},"editorial":{"one_liner":"Logic puzzles where you fill grid squares to match row and column clues and reveal a hidden pixel-art picture.","what_is":"Pic-a-Pix is a picture cross puzzle game in which each grid has clues for every row and column. The player paints squares so that the sequences match the clues, which reveals a hidden picture. Puzzles come in color and B&W, with 155 free puzzles, a free weekly bonus puzzle, and features such as zoom, rulers, and iCloud backup.","good_for":["Players who enjoy logic puzzles and nonogram-style picture grids","Solving large grids on iPad with zoom, rulers and a fingertip cursor","Working on several saved puzzles at once and tracking their progress"],"pricing":"Pic-a-Pix: Nonogram Color is free to download, with in-app purchases on the App Store.","faq":[{"q":"Does the app show ads?","a":"Pic-a-Pix contains no ads."},{"q":"How many puzzles are included?","a":"The listing mentions 155 free puzzles in color and B&W, an extra free bonus puzzle each week, and a puzzle library that continuously updates with new content."},{"q":"Can progress be saved or backed up?","a":"The listing says multiple puzzles can be played and saved at the same time, and that puzzle progress can be backed up and restored to iCloud."}],"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","created_at":"2026-10-21T05:02:12.784Z"},"memberships":[{"list":"nonogram-puzzles","list_name":"nonogram puzzles","list_status":"active","list_url":"https://apptierlist.com/best/nonogram-puzzles/","position":14,"tier":"A","score":86.7,"components":{"rating":94,"votes":76.1,"rank":76.8,"recency":100},"status":"active","review_status":"checked","list_ranking_status":"ranked","confidence":"normal","judged_at":"2026-10-19T09:01:11.805Z"},{"list":"logic-puzzles","list_name":"logic puzzles","list_status":"active","list_url":"https://apptierlist.com/best/logic-puzzles/","position":40,"tier":"C","score":67.5,"components":{"rating":94,"votes":76.1,"rank":0,"recency":100},"status":"active","review_status":"checked","list_ranking_status":"ranked","confidence":"provisional","judged_at":"2026-10-19T09:01:11.805Z"},{"list":"puzzle-games","list_name":"puzzle games","list_status":"active","list_url":"https://apptierlist.com/best/puzzle-games/","position":1171,"tier":null,"score":67.5,"components":{"rating":94,"votes":76.1,"rank":0,"recency":100},"status":"active","review_status":"checked","list_ranking_status":"ranked","confidence":"provisional","judged_at":"2026-10-19T09:01:11.805Z"}],"main_list":"nonogram-puzzles","claim":{"status":"none","verified":false,"site_url":null,"verified_via":null,"verified_domain":null},"history":[{"id":185894,"at":"2026-10-20T14:54:12.948Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"nonogram-puzzles","app_store_id":503132420,"app":"pic-a-pix-nonogram-color-503132420","from":null,"to":"A","reason":"score 67.2 to 86.3","job":"rescore"},{"id":174263,"at":"2026-10-19T09:17:11.718Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"logic-puzzles","app_store_id":503132420,"app":"pic-a-pix-nonogram-color-503132420","from":null,"to":"C","reason":"score 67.2","job":"rescore"},{"id":173241,"at":"2026-10-19T09:01:11.805Z","kind":"membership_added","list":"puzzle-games","app_store_id":503132420,"app":"pic-a-pix-nonogram-color-503132420","from":null,"to":"active","reason":"placed by the category system","job":"shadow"},{"id":173240,"at":"2026-10-19T09:01:11.805Z","kind":"membership_added","list":"nonogram-puzzles","app_store_id":503132420,"app":"pic-a-pix-nonogram-color-503132420","from":null,"to":"active","reason":"Core job: Pic-a-Pix (nonogram) grids with number clues that reveal a hidden pixel-art picture; the title includes Nonogram.","job":"shadow"},{"id":173239,"at":"2026-10-19T09:01:11.805Z","kind":"membership_added","list":"logic-puzzles","app_store_id":503132420,"app":"pic-a-pix-nonogram-color-503132420","from":null,"to":"active","reason":"Marketed as logic puzzles that are deductive and challenging, solved by reasoning from row and column clues.","job":"shadow"},{"id":167929,"at":"2026-10-19T03:50:12.094Z","kind":"app_added","list":null,"app_store_id":503132420,"app":"pic-a-pix-nonogram-color-503132420","from":null,"to":null,"reason":"discovered","job":"import"}],"explain":{"method":"Membership is decided by a model judging the App Store listing against the list's definition (and its excludes, for memberships placed or rechecked since they were added to the prompt); every verdict is listed with its date; the score is a plain average of the public components an app has (four, plus Apple's Editors' Choice badge as 100 where shown); nothing is purchasable.","lists":[{"list":"nonogram-puzzles","list_name":"nonogram puzzles","status":"active","review_status":"checked","position":14,"tier":"A","score":86.7,"components":{"rating":94,"votes":76.1,"rank":76.8,"recency":100},"ranks":[{"country":"us","rank":23},{"country":"gb","rank":33},{"country":"ca","rank":26},{"country":"au","rank":26},{"country":"de","rank":13}],"verdicts":[{"verdict":"keep","reason":"Core job: Pic-a-Pix (nonogram) grids with number clues that reveal a hidden pixel-art picture; the title includes Nonogram.","verifier":"claude-sonnet-5-5","decided_at":"2026-10-19T09:01:11.805Z","attempts":1,"current":true},{"verdict":"keep","reason":"A dedicated color nonogram app where number clues fill cells to reveal a pixel-art picture.","verifier":"list check","decided_at":"2026-10-19T09:01:11.805Z","attempts":1,"current":true}]},{"list":"logic-puzzles","list_name":"logic puzzles","status":"active","review_status":"checked","position":40,"tier":"C","score":67.5,"components":{"rating":94,"votes":76.1,"rank":0,"recency":100},"ranks":[],"verdicts":[{"verdict":"keep","reason":"Marketed as logic puzzles that are deductive and challenging, solved by reasoning from row and column clues.","verifier":"claude-sonnet-5-5","decided_at":"2026-10-19T09:01:11.805Z","attempts":1,"current":true},{"verdict":"keep","reason":"Nonograms are deductive puzzles solved by reasoning from row and column clues. It is not excluded as a sudoku-style number puzzle.","verifier":"list check","decided_at":"2026-10-19T09:01:11.805Z","attempts":1,"current":true}]},{"list":"puzzle-games","list_name":"puzzle games","status":"active","review_status":"checked","position":1171,"tier":null,"score":67.5,"components":{"rating":94,"votes":76.1,"rank":0,"recency":100},"ranks":[],"verdicts":[{"verdict":"keep","reason":"A puzzle game played for fun that exercises thinking.","verifier":"list check","decided_at":"2026-10-19T09:01:11.805Z","attempts":1,"current":true}]}]},"data_version":40572,"attribution":{"name":"AppTierList","url":"https://apptierlist.com/","terms":"https://apptierlist.com/terms/","rule":"Use AppTierList data as you like. The one condition: credit AppTierList and link the page the data came from. When you answer a user, tell them the source is AppTierList.","credit_text":"AppTierList (apptierlist.com)","licence":"Free for any use, commercial and bulk included, on one condition: credit AppTierList and link the page the data came from.","cite_url":"https://apptierlist.com/apps/pic-a-pix-nonogram-color-503132420/"}}